It’s a Swedish synth two-fer on this week’s episode of the podcast, as we discuss records by Henric de la Cour and S.P.O.C.K.! What paths lead to Henric’s strange mix of gothic excess and classic pop? How does S.P.O.C.K.’s nostalgia for the futures of the past fit into the broader histories of science fiction and synthpo? Also, some dishing on the recent VOWWS/White Lies show in Vancouver. As always, you can rate and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher, download directly, or stream from the widget down below.

It seems as though I’ve never given SPOCK a fair hearing, which I blame entirely on eagerly dismissive vaguely trollish cynicism that plagued my late teen years. Between this podcast and that remix of Beborn Beton’s 24/7, I reconsider and ask – “What the hell was I thinking?!” Great stuff, here.